Useless Beauty
Flowers and Australian Art
The story of Australian art is not just landscape. Useless Beauty puts flowers front and centre, exploring how major artists like Margaret Preston and Sidney Nolan used blossoms to define identity and bring a psychological dimension to the everyday.
The story of Australian art is not just landscape. Useless Beauty puts flowers front and centre, exploring how major artists like Margaret Preston and Sidney Nolan used blossoms to define identity and bring a psychological dimension to the everyday.
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British Pop Art was a central part of social change in the Sixties. Drawing from postmodern thought, this book critically examines the movement's mass-produced aesthetics, confirming its relevance to current debates on art and culture.
British Pop Art was a central part of social change in the Sixties. Drawing from postmodern thought, this book critically examines the movement’s mass-produced aesthetics, confirming its relevance to current debates on art and culture.
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Art and money are both given symbolic value, turning a simple object into a commodity. These essays examine this complex relationship across different cultures and historical periods, from Renaissance Italy to contemporary Pop Art.
Art and money are both given symbolic value, turning a simple object into a commodity. These essays examine this complex relationship across different cultures and historical periods, from Renaissance Italy to contemporary Pop Art.
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Adaptations
Some Journeys from Words to Visuals
This book explores the journey of written text to the screen, focusing on cinematic adaptations of Indian and international literary works. It engages with issues like ‘fidelity’ and ‘intertextuality’ in the works of Tagore, Satyajit Ray, and others.
This book explores the journey of written text to the screen, focusing on cinematic adaptations of Indian and international literary works. It engages with issues like ‘fidelity’ and ‘intertextuality’ in the works of Tagore, Satyajit Ray, and others.
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This volume is a forum for conservators, scientists, artists, and heritage managers on the complex task of preserving our changing heritage. It unites theoretical reflections, scientific studies, and the vital experiences of all partners involved.
This volume is a forum for conservators, scientists, artists, and heritage managers on the complex task of preserving our changing heritage. It unites theoretical reflections, scientific studies, and the vital experiences of all partners involved.
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Women Framing Hair
Serial Strategies in Contemporary Art
This book explores the complex motif of hair in the work of five contemporary women artists. It investigates why hair is such a resonant site of meaning, exploring its history as a marker of identity, beauty, and power, and its darker side representing trauma.
This book explores the complex motif of hair in the work of five contemporary women artists. It investigates why hair is such a resonant site of meaning, exploring its history as a marker of identity, beauty, and power, and its darker side representing trauma.
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On the Translation of Swearing into Spanish
Quentin Tarantino from Reservoir Dogs to Inglourious Basterds
This book analyzes how insults in Quentin Tarantino's films are dubbed from English into Spanish. His films offer an interesting opportunity because of the exceptional number of insults they contain—1526 have been recorded, classified and analysed.
This book analyzes how insults in Quentin Tarantino’s films are dubbed from English into Spanish. His films offer an interesting opportunity because of the exceptional number of insults they contain—1526 have been recorded, classified and analysed.
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Since Plato, the relationship between theatre and learning has been seen as powerful, dangerous, and complex. This volume investigates this intersection, as researchers and practitioners consider the tensions and failures that make learning through theatre so engaging.
Since Plato, the relationship between theatre and learning has been seen as powerful, dangerous, and complex. This volume investigates this intersection, as researchers and practitioners consider the tensions and failures that make learning through theatre so engaging.
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Allusions and Reflections
Greek and Roman Mythology in Renaissance Europe
The contributors to this volume explore the struggles and strategies of recycling and transforming ancient mythology during the Renaissance. They focus on the re-configuration of classical myths in political, erotic and ceremonial contexts.
The contributors to this volume explore the struggles and strategies of recycling and transforming ancient mythology during the Renaissance. They focus on the re-configuration of classical myths in political, erotic and ceremonial contexts.
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Audiovisual Translation
Taking Stock
This book explores the main issues, opportunities, and challenges in audiovisual translation (AVT). Covering topics from culture and technology to subtitling and dubbing, it highlights new directions showing how AVT is moving beyond its traditional settings.
This book explores the main issues, opportunities, and challenges in audiovisual translation (AVT). Covering topics from culture and technology to subtitling and dubbing, it highlights new directions showing how AVT is moving beyond its traditional settings.
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Mapping Degas
Real Spaces, Symbolic Spaces and Invented Spaces in the Life and Work of Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Edgar Degas has been claimed as a misogynist, nationalist and misanthrope. This book questions that characterisation and will change the way in which Degas is thought about today.
Edgar Degas has been claimed as a misogynist, nationalist and misanthrope. This book questions that characterisation and will change the way in which Degas is thought about today.
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Britishness is a challenging term to define. This volume enhances our understanding of modern national identity by exploring historical ideas of Britishness through essays on literature, philosophy, music, art, and design, revealing its rich forging.
Britishness is a challenging term to define. This volume enhances our understanding of modern national identity by exploring historical ideas of Britishness through essays on literature, philosophy, music, art, and design, revealing its rich forging.
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This is the first monograph on Rembrandt's Passion Series, the most prestigious commission of his early career. It traces the history of these overlooked paintings, highlights the self-images within them, and proves why they are finally a true “series”.
This is the first monograph on Rembrandt’s Passion Series, the most prestigious commission of his early career. It traces the history of these overlooked paintings, highlights the self-images within them, and proves why they are finally a true “series”.
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Why does representational art thrive in the 21st century? This indispensable book skewers contemporary orthodoxies to provide the answer.
Why does representational art thrive in the 21st century? This indispensable book skewers contemporary orthodoxies to provide the answer.
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Writing from the Margins
The Aesthetics of Disruption in the Irish Short Story
There is another dimension to the Irish short story tradition that has been overlooked. Led by Samuel Beckett, Aidan Higgins, and Tom Mac Intyre, this marginalized tradition marks an alternative avant-garde movement. This is the first book to highlight it.
There is another dimension to the Irish short story tradition that has been overlooked. Led by Samuel Beckett, Aidan Higgins, and Tom Mac Intyre, this marginalized tradition marks an alternative avant-garde movement. This is the first book to highlight it.
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Art in Motion
Current Research in Screendance / Art en mouvement
International scholars and artists consider screendance from various angles, including historical research, aesthetic analysis, and contemporary practice. This collection explores the choreography of moving images and its role in culture today.
International scholars and artists consider screendance from various angles, including historical research, aesthetic analysis, and contemporary practice. This collection explores the choreography of moving images and its role in culture today.
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Tracing their Tracks
Identification of Nordic Styles from the Early Middle Ages to the end of the Viking Period
Artefacts from Medieval Scandinavia show principles of visual perception used by artists a thousand years earlier than was recognised. This book considers Old Norse culture to understand the development of visual communication, an aspect lacking in literature—until now!
Artefacts from Medieval Scandinavia show principles of visual perception used by artists a thousand years earlier than was recognised. This book considers Old Norse culture to understand the development of visual communication, an aspect lacking in literature—until now!
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Women in the Arts
Eccentric Essays II
Is there a need for books about women in the arts? The word “woman” still precedes titles like composer or artist, suggesting men’s creativity is the norm. These essays challenge the status quo, highlighting women's accomplishments to enrich our culture.
Is there a need for books about women in the arts? The word “woman” still precedes titles like composer or artist, suggesting men’s creativity is the norm. These essays challenge the status quo, highlighting women’s accomplishments to enrich our culture.
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Beyond the Skin
The Boundaries between Bodies and Technologies in an Unequal World
"We are our bodies, we have our bodies, we make our bodies." In a world of multiplying screens that transforms us into spectators, how do we find our identity? This book explores the boundary between bodies and technology to reclaim the social.
“We are our bodies, we have our bodies, we make our bodies.” In a world of multiplying screens that transforms us into spectators, how do we find our identity? This book explores the boundary between bodies and technology to reclaim the social.
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Go beyond the canvas of NZ’s premier artist, Colin McCahon. This book decodes his esoteric religious symbols, reveals why his spiritual message was missed, and charts his work’s profound journey from optimism to despair.
Go beyond the canvas of NZ’s premier artist, Colin McCahon. This book decodes his esoteric religious symbols, reveals why his spiritual message was missed, and charts his work’s profound journey from optimism to despair.
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